Casting Call: Gambit

Channing Tatum is set to play an X-Men favorite character Remy LeBeau AKA Gambit. Gambit is rumored to debut in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” right before appearing in his own solo spin-off film. Created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee in 1990, the New Orleans native mutant with kinetic energy manipulation abilities and penchant for stealing has only seen the big screen once (outside his name being featured as an Easter egg in “X2”) was in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” played by Taylor Kitsch.

The new Gambit film is set to be released in October 2016 and is Directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) with screenplay by Josh Zetumer (RoboCop). Thanks to Showbiz411 a casting call list has been found for several of the film roles with brief descriptions of some of the characters set to appear in the film. Some names may change in order to keep rumors flying, but here is what they are looking for:

Louis– Male, any ethnicity, 40s-50s. Elegant and intelligent. An appealing entrepreneur with an unexpected
dark side.